Wise and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social services second review)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application by Wise (the Applicant) seeking review of a decision by the Secretary, Department of Social Services (the Respondent) to refuse her claim for a disability support pension. The core of the dispute concerned whether the Applicant met the eligibility criteria for the pension, specifically in relation to the assessment of her impairments.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the Applicant's impairments were fully diagnosed, fully treated, and fully stabilised, and whether these impairments attracted a minimum of 20 points under the relevant Impairment Tables. These assessments are critical for establishing a severe impairment for the purposes of a disability support pension claim.

The Tribunal agreed with the submissions made by the Respondent. The reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the conclusion that the Applicant did not qualify for the disability support pension during the relevant period. Consequently, the Tribunal affirmed the decision of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal dated 14 June 2016.